Example sentences of "but [conj] i [verb] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | got a flash and that in it but and I thought well her own pictures she takes Christmas |
| 2 | Believe me , Juliet , I did n't want to tell you this , but if I had n't I know Celia would , and she does n't know the true facts . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It 's years since I 've been up here , ’ Vitor said , ‘ but if I remember correctly there 's a good vantage point another mile on . ’ |
| 4 | But if I bring in my camera it means |
| 5 | It ai n't a street or nothing , but if I get there I might recognise summat and then know where I am . |
| 6 | Michael still lives with his mum and I live with my mum , but if I sleep up my house , he sleeps up my house . |
| 7 | I felt sickly occasionally but I felt really happy throughout my pregnancy.I used to be quite shy but since I found out I was pregnant I felt very confident in myself . |
| 8 | But after I locked up I took it round to Mr Bishop 's brother . ’ |
| 9 | But when I walked out I saw them standing outside . |
| 10 | I said but when I come here there are cars everywhere , I says on on the picture |
| 11 | In that trance-like state we drift apart , still staring , but when I turn aside it 's as if we snapped a silken cord . |
| 12 | I do not know how long I was asleep , but when I woke up I was cold and wet . |
| 13 | She regards me with suspicion , but when I hold out my hand , she takes it . |
| 14 | I thought she was a friend but when I got here she had changed . |
| 15 | ‘ But when I got here it was very cold . ’ |
| 16 | I was out but when I got back I tried calling but there was no answer . |
| 17 | But when I got back I did n't have a chance to tell them anything . |
| 18 | But when I got back I had ants in my pants , |
| 19 | Paul did n't drink a lot , but when I got back he was drunk . |
| 20 | The idea was that I 'd go for a fortnight but when I got there she gave me the bum 's rush so I spent a couple of miserable days in France and then hared it back to England . |
| 21 | I had arranged to meet them at Salima 's house , but when I got there she told me that the other two were at Ruksana 's place . |
| 22 | I ran down to meet him , but when I got there I saw that he had narrow eyes and a mean mouth and I did n't like him one bit . |
| 23 | But when I got there I found I was in with kids who 'd been nicked for stealing or who 'd been on drugs or alcohol or glue , and girls who had been on the streets at 13 . |
| 24 | It was true for some people , because if you act soft when you go in , they do pick on you , but when I got there I knew how to act from being in Bullwood Hall and other places . |
| 25 | I was going to garden for some active therapy but when I got there I thought better of it . |
| 26 | I went out and bought a remedy , thinking it was an infection , but when I got home I realised that she actually had a piece of red coloured gravel stuck inside her mouth , so that she could n't close it properly . |
| 27 | all them eggs you know , when we went to Alec , when they were selling these trays of eggs , er , we went there with Alec , so I said I 'll have one like , and they were really fresh , but when I got home I got that thing of , from Kwiksave , I got the whole packet , big packet |
| 28 | Yes When I put on red one day , I mean I do n't think I have anything in red do I , but when I put on my clothes in the morning |
| 29 | ‘ But when I came in they were clearly not ready and they were running around for tyres . |
| 30 | But when I came back it all seemed to go away again . |